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    All the SAMA24 winners!

    Newcomer Shekhinah dominated at the 24th edition of SA Music Awards (SAMA) held in Sun City, North West, on Saturday night, 2 June 2018. Shekhinah won Newcomer of the Year, Album of the Year and Female Artist of the Year.

    Distruction Boyz whipped the Superbowl into a frenzy when they were declared winners of the public-voted Record of the Year for their hit Omunye.

    Image sourced from SAMA24
    Image sourced from SAMA24

    Veteran Afro Pop band, Mafikizolo proved their staying power when they took Duo/Group of the Year, Best Afro Pop Album and Best Engineered Album.

    Joyous Celebration’s Joyous Celebration Volume 21 Heal Our Land won the Best Selling Digital Artist Award.

    The anthemic Akanamali by Sun-El Musician featuring Samthing Soweto was honoured with the Sampra Highest Airplay of the Year and Samro Highest Airplay of the Year Composer’s Award and Best Collaboration Award.

    House DJ Prince Kaybee took home Male Artist of the Year for his hits laden album I Am Music.

    Rapper Shane Eagle took the Best Hip Hop Album Award and Lady Zamar won Best Dance Music Award. In the Best Kwaito Album category, Busiswa beat the competition for her album Highly Flavoured. Tresor’s The Beautiful Madness earned him the Best Pop Album.

    In gospel, Andile ka Majola was declared the winner in the Best Traditional Faith Music Album category for Andile kaMajola Chapter 8 Sekwanele while Vuma Zion’s Samson Aphi Amandla Akho bagged the Best African Indigenous Gospel Album.

    Jo Black’s Skepe emerged victorious in the Beste Kontemporere Musiek Album category and Fokofpolisiekar’s Selfmedikasie was announced the Best Rock Album.

    The celebrity event hosted by TV and radio stars Somizi Mhlongo and Dineo Ranaka; and comedian Mpho Popps was broadcast live on SABC1 and featured performances by Distruction Boyz, Lady Zamar, Shwi noMtekhala, Shekhinah, Die Heuwels Fantasties, Bongeziwe Mabandla and Riky Rick.

    Shekhinah - image by Masi Losi
    Shekhinah - image by Masi Losi

    President Cyril Ramaphosa and Nathi Mthethwa, Minister of Arts and Culture were among the dignitaries that graced the night.

    Commented Nhlanhla Sibisi, RiSA CEO: “Tonight has been a remarkable night of celebrating the best our country has to offer. We salute all the winners and the nominees and we thank the public for their undying support for local music. We applaud everyone who made SAMA24 such a successful project.”

    “Congratulations to all the winners,” said Mme O.R Mochware, MEC for Culture, Arts and Traditional Affairs in North West. “The winners were all worthy of their medals in such a competitive and prestigious event. We are proud to be associated with the SAMAs.”

    Compelete list of winners

    Best Selling Digital Artist of the Year – Joyous Celebration Volume 21 Heal Our Land by Joyous Celebration

    Sampra Highest Airplay of the YearAkanamali by Sun El Musician featuring Samthing Soweto

    Best Traditional Faith Music AlbumAndile kaMajola Chapter 8 Sekwanele by Andile kaMajola

    Best African Indigenous Gospel AlbumSamson Aphi Amandla Akho by Vuma Zion

    Best Kwaito AlbumHighly Flavoured by Busiswa

    Best Afro Pop Album20 by Mafikizolo

    Beste Kontemporere Musiek AlbumSkepe by Jo Black

    Best Pop AlbumThe Beautiful Madness by Tresor

    Samro Highest Airplay of the Year Composer’s AwardAkanamali by Sun El Musician featuring Samthing Soweto composed by Sanele T Sithole

    International Achievement Award – Shashika Mooruth

    Best Rock AlbumSelfmedikasie by Fokofpolisiekar

    Best Hip Hop AlbumYellow by Shane Eagle

    Best Dance AlbumKing Zamar by Lady Zamar

    Best Maskandi Album6 to 6 by Abafana Baka Mgqumeni

    Newcomer of the YearRose Gold by Shekhinah

    Duo or Group of the Year20 by Mafikizolo

    Female Artist of the YearRose Gold by Shekhinah

    Male Artist of the YearI Am Music by Prince Kaybee

    Album of the YearRose Gold by Shekhinah

    Record of the YearOmunye by Distruction Boyz

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